4. Relationships: Forgotten Conversations

How can you hold a conversation when you feel drowned by so much other noise, and then be expected to remember what was said - all while hiding the discomfort of so much going on in your head? Neurodiversity expert Dr Tom Nicholson explains how hard it can be to spend time with friends when everyone has different sensory needs. That’s before you add in the meet up is in the pub.

Heidi Mavir shares the difficulties of balancing the volume at home and Alex Richardson takes us to the football, where he has to arrive early.

It’s So Loud In Here! was a BBC Audio North Production with BBC Sounds Audio Lab.

Producer and Presenter - Keira Edwards

Senior Producers - Richard McIlroy and Tom Moseley

Editor - Pete Wilson

Sound Design and mix - Tony Churnside

Production Coordinator - Mica Nepomuceno

Artwork - Ellie Walmsley

Assistant Commissioner - Prabhjit Bains

Commissioning Editor - Khaliq Meer